Posts Tagged ‘First Nations’
Georgina Lightning Nominee For 2010 EPIC Awards ‘Emerging Artist’
The White House Project 2010 EPIC Awards ‘Emerging Artist’ category includes filmmaker Georgina Lightning for Older Than America. Deadline for voting ends March 22 at 11:59 PM.
Older Than America is the story of a daughter who has visions of her mothers experiences at a Catholic boarding school that reflects the physical, emotional and sexual abuse that was endured by Native American and First Nations people more than 35 years ago.
The White House Project is a (501) (c) 3 that is geared towards woman leadership in all communities and sectors.
Red Works Studio second Online auction
Bidding started yesterday on this 24 x 36 autographed print. The image is from 2007 Gathering Of Nations grand entry. Its the first inscribed poster of this size and the company watermark will not be displayed on the end product. Auction closes Monday, March 1 just before midnight.
“The goal behind my work is to not only empower, inspire and promote our beautiful Native cultures, but to also make art accessible to our people. So I host an auction every few months based on votes submitted by website visitors. So really it’s the people who drive what gets auctioned and this particular image had the most votes this time around. I root for certain images to get a boost in votes, because I certainly have favourites, and I’m glad this particular image made it to the the Top 10 spot. It was shot at the 2007 Gathering of Nations during the first Grand Entry. It’s been a lot of people’s favourite, so bidding should get interesting in the next few days.” says Red Works Studio owner Nadya Kwandibens.
Nadya created a series called Concrete Indians that reflects the urban indian experience. The series has also grown into a social networking site. Red Works Studio also provides services for portraits, events and products to name a few.